JPD participating in Booze It and Lose It’

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The Jacksonville Police Department is participating in a North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program this weekend.

The Jacksonville Police Department is participating in a North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program this weekend.

The “Booze It and Lose It” campaign in which law enforcement officers across North Carolina focus on DWI enforcement begins Friday, Oct. 26, and ends on Nov. 2, according to a JPD press release.

“Don’t get behind the wheel after you’ve been drinking — period” said Lt. Sean Magill, JPD traffic supervisor. “If you are planning to drink, plan ahead and appoint a designated driver — or program the phone number of a cab company into your cell phone.”

Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010, 388 North Carolinianslost their lives as a result of alcohol-related crashes. There were no alcohol-related deaths on Jacksonvilleroadways in 2011, the release stated.

JPD officials want to remind residents that if they attend a party or gathering, consume alcohol and choose to get behind the wheel of a car, you face possible arrest, along with fines and court costs of up to $10,000. They could also, in a worst-case scenario, be involved in a crash that takes someone else’s life.

“One bad decision can cost you your life or the life of someone else,” Magill said.

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